Russia’s vision of the european green deal: insidious protectionism or opportunities for collaboration? by Ioana Mădălina MIRON

“…The development of relations between the European Union and Russia throughout the green transition has a significant impact on global prospects for deep decarbonization. This paper will demonstrate that the European Union cannot simply replace these imports with primary goods from other countries, and that Russia is not motivated to cut GHG emissions unless the European Union provides extra incentives. …”
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Martialling Peace: How the Peacekeeping Myth Legitimises Warfare by Nicole Wegner by Abdul Wasay Khan Mandokhail

“…While offering valuable critiques, its narrow focus on Canada limits its global applicability. Nonetheless, Martialling Peace provides essential insights into the interplay between militarism and peacekeeping, advocating for alternative, non-militarized peace approaches. …”
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Antarctic Wide Subglacial Hydrology Modeling by Shivani Ehrenfeucht, Christine Dow, Koi McArthur, Mathieu Morlighem, Felicity S. McCormack

“…Abstract Global sea levels are rising due, in large part, to the increase in the rate of melting of ice sheets as a direct result of climate change. …”
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Gut microbiota-derived metabolites and chronic inflammatory diseases by Alejandra Vargas, Benjamin L. Robinson, Kevin Houston, Ana Rosa Vilela Sangay, Michael Saadeh, Steve D’Souza, David A. Johnson

“…A deeper understanding of these mechanisms may open the way for novel therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring immune homeostasis and mitigating the global burden of chronic inflammatory diseases.…”
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Cultural landscapes. Artificial between resilience and natural selection by Marina Fumo

“…Knowing the peculiar features of a natural or urban artificial landscape and identifying in it with a feeling of belonging, as a place bearing culture and traditions, has always linked the human beings to their territory, to a geographical context. In the current global environmental crisis, the rural landscape is once again considered an asset for man, especially for its cultural and spiritual values, as a fundamental scenario to build individual and collective life. …”
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Neoadjuvant anti-PD-1-based immunotherapy: evolving a new standard of care by Drew M Pardoll, Suzanne L Topalian

“…Groundbreaking regulatory approvals in triple-negative breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma will certainly be followed by additional approvals in other disease indications, as clinical and basic research are burgeoning globally in hundreds of clinical trials across dozens of cancer types. …”
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Do Conservacionismo Globalizante ao Conservacionismo Crítico by Ana Paula Barbosa-Fohrmann

“… Este artigo pretende refletir sobre o conservacionismo orientado pelo Norte Global e que, desde o século XX, vem sendo veiculado como a via dominante para se refletir sobre as catástrofes ambientais. …”
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Evaluating Key Indicators for Urban Decarbonization: A Framework for Sustainable Cities by Purcel Rodica, Croitoru Cristina

“…Urban decarbonization is critical for addressing climate change, given that urban areas are major contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper there are synthesized findings from several studies on indicators for urban decarbonization. …”
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Ameliorative Potential of Tamarindus indica on High Fat Diet Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rats by Suja Rani Sasidharan, Joshua Allan Joseph, Senthilkumar Anandakumar, Vijayabalaji Venkatesan, Chandrasekharan Nair Ariyattu Madhavan, Amit Agarwal

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the prevalence of which is rising globally with current upsurge in obesity, is one of the most frequent causes of chronic liver diseases. …”
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Diving into Diagnostic Complexity: A Case Study of Spontaneous Hemothorax by Maryam Sarkhosh, Atiyeh Sadat Sajadi, Omid Moradi Moghaddam, Parisa Moradi Majd

“…Despite inconclusive rheumatologic tests, evaluations excluded malignancies and thromboembolic events, enabling transfusions and supportive care. Global cases underscore varied causes of spontaneous hemothorax, with management strategies emphasizing interdisciplinary care. …”
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Adaptive coordinated control for an under-actuated airplane–tractor system with parameter uncertainties by Pengjie Xu, Weining Huang, Tianrui Zhao, Wei Zhang, Tongwei Lu, Guiyan Qiang, Lin Zhang, Yanzheng Zhao

“…Second, a function reflecting global coordination is constructed, and then it is transformed into an unconstrained variable through a designed performance function. …”
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Covid-19 and the Call to Sanitize Human Conscience by Prem Xalxo SJ

“… Amidst the unprecedented health crisis, annihilation of economy and social security, and upsurge in the loss of job opportunities caused by Covid-19, the emergence of a dynamic global spirit of collaboration has reinvigorated the human ability to work together to respond collectively to any peril that threatens the integral well-being of the entire humanity. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Industrial Green Development and Sustainable Cities in the Yellow River Basin by Ke Liu, Huan Jiang, Qian Zhou

“…The results indicate the following: (1) in general, IGD in YRB shows an upward trend. (2) The Global Moran’s I index of IGD shows a small increase; the distribution of local spatial correlation is basically unchanged. (3) There are obvious regional differences in the influencing factors of IGD. …”
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Privatization, efficiency and integration: the truth about the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway in Argentina in the 1990’s by Gisela Ariana Rausch

“…The Paraguay-Paraná Waterway program (HPP in Spanish), was a large scale infrastructure project which intended to attract global investment to five South American countries and intensify the extraction of “natural resources”, for export to major world production centers. …”
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Characterization of two neutralizing monoclonal antibodies with conformational epitopes against porcine deltacoronavirus by Wan Lu, Hongtao Cao, Yongle Yang, Yangyang Sun, Dong Yang, Priscilla F. Gerber, Xiangdong Li, Yaowei Huang, Bin Wang

“…Abstract Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a globally distributed swine enteropathogenic virus that emerged in the last decade. …”
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Two-stage oxidation of petrogenic organic carbon in a rapidly exhuming small mountainous catchment by Wan-Yin Lien, Chih-Tung Chen, Yun-Hsuan Lee, Chih-Chieh Su, Pei-Ling Wang, Li-Hung Lin

“…Abstract Globally, the oxidative flux of petrogenic organic carbon rivals the drawdown by silicate weathering and burial of biospheric carbon. …”
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Soviet Diplomacy: Waging and Winning Its Own War – Introduction to the Forum by K. M. Barsky

“…Stalin often outplayed his counterparts in this personalized “diplomacy of leaders.”The history of World War II compellingly illustrates the necessity of diplomacy, not only during the conflict but also in the transition to peace and negotiations thereafter, as well as in the establishment of a new global order.…”
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Redes de colaboración solidaria para la autosuficiencia alimentaria: propuesta para la población rural by Graciela Soria Sánchez, Víctor Herminio Palacio Muñoz, Laura Elena Trujillo Ortega

“…En el estudio se encontró que la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria en México es débil debido a múltiples factores, principalmente a los relacionados con el mercado global. El modelo de RCS representa una alternativa al sistema económico dominante, de modo que la propuesta considera una cadena de producción y consumo (co-participación), centrada en la localidad. …”
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Working with all nations and all relatives in feeding the future by Shaileshkumar Shukla

“…Many international agencies (including those affiliated with the United Nations), food systems scholars, grassroots organizations, and community members are grappling with the very imminent challenges of addressing the alarmingly high level of food insecurity in Turtle Island (Council of Canadian Academics, 2014; Fieldhouse & Thompson, 2012) and the global South (Kuhnlein et al., 2013). …”
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Identifying Allosteric Small-Molecule Binding Sites of Inactive NS2B-NS3 Proteases of Pathogenic <i>Flaviviridae</i> by Hovakim Grabski, Siranuysh Grabska, Ruben Abagyan

“…Dengue, West Nile, Zika, Yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis viruses persist as significant global health threats. The development of new therapeutic strategies based on inhibiting essential viral enzymes or viral–host protein interactions is problematic due to the fast mutation rate and rapid emergence of drug resistance. …”
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